Disability Consultant
Bombay Area, India
- Current
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- Founder Member at DRDF
- Zonal Technical Resource Trainer [ZTRT] at National Trust India
- Past
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- Co-ordinator at Disability Rights Initiative [Bombay]
- Group Head Legal Cell at Able Disabled All People Together [ADAPT]
- Education
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- University of Mumbai
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Nilesh Singit’s Summary
Networking with Disability Groups and organisations
Legal counselling,
File Public Interest Litigation.
Access Audits
Usability Audits
Training on Disability Law and UNCRPD
Nilesh Singit’s Specialties:
Accessibilty Audits [Architectural and Web]
Disability Law
Training United Nations Convention on the rights of Persons with Disability
Nilesh Singit’s Experience
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Founder Member
DRDF
(Non-Profit Organization Management industry)
February 2008 — Present (1 year 6 months)
Accessibility Audits
Accessibility Laws
Web Accessibility
Accessible Tourism
Assistive Technology
Newsletter
Awareness Campaigns
Networking -
Zonal Technical Resource Trainer [ZTRT]
National Trust India
(Non-Profit Organization Management industry)
July 2007 — Present (2 years 1 month)
Conduct Disability Equity Training on the National Trust Act for persons with Autism, Cerebral Palsy, Mental Retardation and Multiple Disability.
Organise Job Fairs for the Disabilities under National Trust
Organise sensitisation programmes for Corporates and prospective empoloyers
Accessibility and other requirements audit for persons with disabilities at workplace -
Co-ordinator
Disability Rights Initiative [Bombay]
(Legal Services industry)
September 2004 — September 2008 (4 years 1 month)
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Group Head Legal Cell
Able Disabled All People Together [ADAPT]
(Non-Profit; 51-200 employees; Legal Services industry)
November 1999 — August 2004 (4 years 10 months)
Networking with other organizations
Presenting papers / organising seminars on disabled-friendly environment to architects, students, journalists, doctors, engineers etc.
Organized conferences “Citizenship & Barriers” in Nov. 2000, and “Access” in Feb 2002 and presented papers.
Guide to Ms. Dipti R. Damodaran for the dissertation titled “A Study of Automated vehicle in enhancing the quality of life of the orthopaedically handicapped” submitted for her Diploma in the Education for the Physically Handicapped (Dip. Ph. H.) conducted by University of Mumbai
ADAPT has filed a Public Interest Litigation for the Non-implementation of the Disability Act in India.
Organised “Empowerment Course 2004” in collaboration with Disability Equality in Education (DEE) UK.
Indian trainer and Facilitator for the Empowerment Course
Presented papers at North South Dialogue I, Bombay, 2001, North South Dialogue II, Kochi Kerala 2002 and North South Dialogue III New Delhi 2005
Nilesh Singit’s Education
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University of Mumbai
M. A. , English , 1987 — 1993
Additional Information
Nilesh Singit’s Websites:
Nilesh Singit’s Interests:
Chess, organizational development, strategic planning, English Literature, networking, usability research
